[Histonet] Embedding Centers

[O'Donnell, Bill]

Tim - Tissue-Tek 5 has been trouble-free for the 4 years we have had it
with one exception.  Early on something went goofy with the dispensing
mechanism. Sakura fixed it promptly and it has been great ever since. -
Bill

William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC 
Senior Histologist
Good Samaritan Hospital
10 East 31st Street
Kearney, NE 68847 

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-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tim
Wheelock
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:29 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Embedding Centers

Hi Everyone:

I am also in the market for a new paraffin embedding center.
I have demo-ed or site-visited the Sakura TEK5, the Leica EG1150, and
the Thermo-Fisher HistoStar.
I was wondering if people could give me their critical opinion on these,
or other machines.
What sorts of problems have you had with them.

I currently have a 25 year old Shandon Embedding Center. I like it a
lot.
But I would like to find a machine with a specimen holding tank large
enough to allow me to immerse 300 cassettes all at once.
This is because I infiltrate brain tissue with Tissue Path Paraplast but
embed with Surgipath Embedding Media So I let the cassettes sit immersed
in the Surgipath  for an hour or two before embedding.

(Until I can buy a new processor, The Shandon's holding tank also serves
as a third processing station, since my Shandon Hypercenter has only 2
wax reservoirs) I also do not feel comfortable having the cassettes
sitting dry in the holding tank

Thanks,


Tim Wheelock
Neuropathology Laboratory
Harvard Brain Bank
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA



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